When Greg Luzinski reported with an inflamed left eye. Ollie Brown stepped into the Phillies' lineup in left field and whacked a key triple in the third inning to beat the Mets, 3-1, before 63,283, the largest crowd in the major leagues so far this season. Brown came to bat after a single by Larry Bowa and double by Mike Schmidt and drove them home with his triple before scoring himself on a single by Garry Maddox.

Jim Lonborg gave up the Mets' run in the seventh on a walk to John Stearns and singles by Ed Kranepool and Lee Mazzilli. After John Milner doubled in the ninth, Ron Reed came in and gained his eighth save. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Monday, July      4, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Martin rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
  Youngblood ph,2b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .283
Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Brown lf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .264
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Stearns c             2   1   0   0     2   1   .304        Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Kranepool lf          3   0   2   0     1   1   .286        Hutton ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Henderson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Mazzilli cf           3   0   2   1     1   1   .232      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Millan 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Lonborg p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .083
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Flynn 2b,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .189

Totals               31   1   6   1     4   5             Totals               30   3   9   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 63,283
Left on Base: Mets 7, Phillies 5
DP: Mets 2, Phillies 2
Doubles: Milner (8), Schmidt (11)
Triples: Brown (1)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (5)
GIDP: Millan (6), Youngblood (3), Boone (3), Hutton (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(6-9)          6     8   3   3   2   3   0  26   3.18
Myrick                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.50
Baldwin                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   4   0  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(2-2)          8     6   1   1   3   3   0  31   3.99
Reed SV(8)              1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.36
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Harrelson struck out; Vail
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin walked; Bowa forced Martin (pitcher to
shortstop); Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Hebner
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Phillies 0.

METS 2ND: Milner flied out to center; Stearns walked; Kranepool
singled to left [Stearns to second]; Mazzilli walked [Stearns to
third, Kranepool to second]; Millan forced Stearns (third to
catcher) [Kranepool to third, Mazzilli to second]; Koosman flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox flied out to right; Boone singled to
center; Sizemore forced Boone (pitcher to shortstop); Lonborg
singled to center [Sizemore to second]; Martin struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

METS 3RD: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to center; Schmidt doubled to left
[Bowa to third]; Brown tripled to right [Bowa scored, Schmidt
scored]; Hebner struck out; Maddox singled to right [Brown
scored]; Boone grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Maddox out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 3.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Stearns popped
to third in foul territory; Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore lined to third; Lonborg struck out;
Martin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Phillies 3.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Millan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at second];
Koosman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt singled to left;
Schmidt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brown
singled to center; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 6TH: Randle flied out to center; Harrelson flied out to
right; Vail grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Boone grounded out
(third to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Phillies 3.

METS 7TH: Milner flied out to center; Stearns walked; Kranepool
singled to right [Stearns to third]; Mazzilli singled to right
[Stearns scored, Kranepool to second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
MILLAN; Boisclair flied out to left; HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN;
Hodges lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: MYRICK REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); FLYNN
REPLACED HODGES (PLAYING 2B); Lonborg grounded out (third to
first); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 8TH: Randle singled to left; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; Youngblood grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Randle out at second]; Vail was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Schmidt struck out; Brown
singled to right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; BALDWIN REPLACED
MYRICK (PITCHING); HUTTON BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Hutton grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Brown out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.

METS 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Milner doubled to
center; REED REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Stearns struck out;
Kranepool walked; HENDERSON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Mazzilli struck
out; VALENTINE BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Valentine flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Phillies 3.